Overall, not a ton of shockers here either. Spencer Pulley was the team’s starting center last year, but now finds himself cut. Rookie sixth-rounder Dylan Cantrell also failed to make the team. The Chargers elected to keep three quarterbacks, keeping Cardale Jones‘ roster spot safe for now.

]]>0NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/2/18https://www.profootballrumors.com/2018/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1218
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2018/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1218#respondWed, 03 Jan 2018 03:19:33 +0000https://www.profootballrumors.com/?p=89729Here are the latest reserve/futures contract signings from around the NFL. These deals will go into effect on the first day of the 2018 league year, with players joining their respective clubs’ offseason 90-man rosters:

]]>0Chargers Place TE Hunter Henry On IRhttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/12/chargers-te-hunter-henry-ir
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/12/chargers-te-hunter-henry-ir#respondTue, 19 Dec 2017 22:52:02 +0000https://www.profootballrumors.com/?p=88092The Chargers announced that they have placed tight end Hunter Henry on injured reserve due to a small laceration on his kidney. In related moves, the Bolts promoted guard Brett Boyko to the active roster and signed tackle Andrew Wylie to the practice squad.

Henry suffered the painful injury during Saturday night’s game against the Chiefs. It’s a tough loss for the Chargers as they try and fight their way into the playoffs. The Chargers face long odds of winning the AFC West, but they have a slightly better chance of securing the final Wild Card spot in the AFC. In order to have any chance at the postseason, the Chargers will have to beat the Jekyll-and-Hyde Jets this weekend.

Henry’s year ends with 45 catches for 611 yards and four touchdowns. As of this writing, he is tied for second with Melvin Gordon in team receiving TDs, and third in catches and yards. The advanced metrics were also a huge fan of his work. Henry placed third amongst all tight ends in performance this year, according to Pro Football Focus.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.

]]>0Sunday NFL Transactions: AFC Westhttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/09/sunday-nfl-transactions-afc-west-2
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/09/sunday-nfl-transactions-afc-west-2#commentsSun, 03 Sep 2017 21:48:09 +0000https://www.profootballrumors.com/?p=77275Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four AFC West teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, and Raidersare noted below.

Additionally, as of 12:00pm CT today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.

Here are Sunday’s AFC West transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

Oakland Raiders

]]>1Chargers Reach 53-Man Limithttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/09/chargers-reach-53-man-limit
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/09/chargers-reach-53-man-limit#commentsSat, 02 Sep 2017 20:07:38 +0000https://www.profootballrumors.com/?p=77159The Chargers announced 37 player moves on Saturday, bringing them down to the 53-man limit. Here’s the full breakdown.

Barner seemed to have a decent chance of cracking the roster as a pass-catching back, particularly after the loss of Danny Woodhead. On 27 carries last season, Barner averaged a career-best 4.8 yards per attempt.

Clemens, 33, was slated to return for a fourth season as Philip Rivers‘ backup. Instead, that job will go to Cardale Jones, who was acquired in a trade with Buffalo earlier this offseason.

]]>1NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/3/17https://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1317
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1317#respondWed, 04 Jan 2017 01:29:00 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=48992Here are Tuesday’s reserve/futures contract signings from around the NFL. These deals will go into effect on the first day of the 2017 league year, with players joining their respective clubs’ offseason 90-man rosters.

]]>0Chargers Move Roster To 53https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/09/chargers-make-multiple-cuts
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/09/chargers-make-multiple-cuts#respondSat, 03 Sep 2016 21:51:25 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=36706The Chargers have trimmed their roster down to 53 by making the following moves:

The Steelers have signed fourth-round offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins, as Teresa Varley of Steelers.com writes. Hawkins offers experience at both left and right tackle but he’s expected to play on the left side for Pittsburgh. “He can come in here and help right away by competing and pushing the guys and making them better,” said offensive line coach Mike Munchak. “It just makes the group better when you can bring in a good athlete and a good player that has the ability to compete and help us become better. “We feel this guy can come in and learn from the guys we have, push the guys that we have and now it’s just a matter of how quickly we feel he can contribute.”

The Chargers have agreed to sign guard/tackle Brett Boyko, according to Adam Caplan of ESPN.com (via Twitter).

To make room, the Chargers waived offensive lineman Zeth Ramsay, as Eric Williams of ESPN.com tweets. The Bolts now have 17 offensive linemen on their 90-man roster.

The Lionsannounced that they have signed UDFA kicker Devon Bell and waived punter Kyle Christy. Bell, a Mississippi State product, played in all 13 games last year and averaged 62.1 yards per kickoff, while also punting nine times for 370 yards (41.1 avg).

The Jaguars have signed guard Patrick Omameh and released offensive lineman Patrick Miller, as Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com tweets. Omameh has played in 30 games over the course of his NFL career.

The Steelers have brought back tight end David Johnson, who was with Pittsburgh from 2009-13 after it took him in the seventh round of the ’09 draft (Twitter link via Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Johnson, who has 24 career receptions, spent the previous two seasons in San Diego. To make room for Johnson, the Steelers cut fellow tight end David Reeves, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (via Twitter). Reeves, an undrafted free agent from Duke, signed with the Steelers last month.

Just days after signing with the Titans as an undrafted free agent, cornerback/kick returner Morgan Burns has retired, writes The Associated Press. Burns, a former Kansas State speedster, was the Big 12 special teams player of the year in 2015.

The Panthers have claimed tight end Marcus Lucas off waivers from the Bears, David Newton of ESPN reports. Lucas is familiar with Carolina, having spent the 2014 season on its practice squad. The former undrafted free agent from Missouri has yet to appear in an NFL game.

The Jaguars signed offensive lineman Jeff Linkenbach and cut kicker Jaden Oberkrom, according to ESPN’s Mike DiRocco. Linkenbach has 86 appearances and 36 starts to his name. Ten of those appearances came when Linkenbach was a member of both the Dolphins and Chargers last year. Oberkrom had a brief stint in Jacksonville, which signed the ex-TCU standout as an undrafted free agent earlier this month.

Earlier updates:

The Eagles announced that they have signed tight end M.J. McFarland and linebacker Ty Powell while waiving quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson and offensive lineman Brett Boyko, Adam Caplan of ESPN.com tweets. The addition of Powell means that the Eagles now have four players from the Buffalo’s 2014 defense on their roster. Jim Schwartz, of course, served as the defensive coordinator of that team.

The Buccaneersannounced that they have signed A.J. Francis, as Scott Smith of Buccaneers.com writes. The defensive tackle now joins his fourth team after beginning his career in Miami and later seeing time in Seattle and New England. To make room, second-year defensive tackle Davon Coleman has been waived.

Former Texans first-round pick Amobi Okoye has signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League, as Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle writes. The defensive tackle was stricken with a rare illness, which seemingly ended his career in 2012. He hooked on with the Cowboys last season, but he was released before he could take the field.

The Ravens announced that cornerback Sheldon Price, an ERFA, has agreed to his one-year contract with the team. Price, who went undrafted out of UCLA in 2013, previously spent time on the Colts’ taxi squad.

]]>0NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/4/16https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1416
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1416#commentsTue, 05 Jan 2016 01:16:06 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=23382Now that the 2015 regular season is in the books, teams can begin signing players to reserve/futures contracts, adding those players to their 90-man offseason rosters. Generally, these players finished the season on a team’s practice squad, though some were free agents at season’s end.

]]>2Sunday NFL Transactions: NFC Easthttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/sunday-transactions-cowboys-giants-eagles-washington
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/sunday-transactions-cowboys-giants-eagles-washington#respondSun, 06 Sep 2015 21:28:05 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=20141Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four NFC East teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, and Washington are noted below.

Additionally, as of 11:00am today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. For the 2014 and 2015 seasons, changes were made to practice squad rules that allow teams to carry eight players instead of 10, and the eligibility requirements for those extra two spots were also loosened. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.

Here are Sunday’s NFC East transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

]]>0Eagles Reduce Roster To 52 Playershttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/eagles-reduce-roster-to-52-players
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/eagles-reduce-roster-to-52-players#commentsSat, 05 Sep 2015 17:49:30 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=20072Their decision to cut Tim Tebow will make the biggest headlines today, but the Eagles have made many more roster moves, and have not only reduced their roster to the maximum 53 — they’ve gone one further, getting down to 52 players.

As Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets, there’s a good chance that 53rd spot will be filled in the coming days with a quarterback. After having cut Tebow and traded Matt Barkley, the club is carrying just two signal-callers, and wouldn’t mind adding some insurance for the oft-injured SamBradford.

]]>2Eagles To Sign 16 Undrafted Free Agentshttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/05/eagles-sign-15-undrafted-free-agents-2
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/05/eagles-sign-15-undrafted-free-agents-2#respondSun, 03 May 2015 13:37:23 +0000http://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=16821Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer provides a list of the 16 undrafted free agents that have agreed to sign with the Eagles (Twitterlinks):